Determining the 18th team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup

Tunisia became the latest team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after defeating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in the eighth round of the African qualifying round late on September 8.

Tunisia is the latest team to win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup - Photo: REUTERS

Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane was the one who scored the winning goal for the Tunisian team. It is worth mentioning that Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane's precious goal was scored in the 90+4 minute.

With this victory, Tunisia has 22 points after eight matches, certainly leading the group, thereby officially winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. Tunisia is 10 points ahead of the second-placed team Nambia while Namibia only has 3 matches left to play.

This is the third consecutive time Tunisia has qualified for the World Cup and the seventh time in history. Tunisia is the second African team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in North America, after Morocco, which qualified first two days ago.

As of the morning of September 9, the 2026 World Cup has determined 18 participating teams including 3 co-hosts: the US, Canada, Mexico and teams from Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, New Zealand, Morocco and Tunisia.

FIFA is expected to hold the draw for the 2026 World Cup in the US on December 5. At that time, the 2026 World Cup will determine about 42/48 participating teams.

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